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View synonyms for overlie
overlie
[ oh-ver-lahy ]
verb (used with object)
, o·ver·lay [oh-ver-, ley], o·ver·lain [oh-ver-, leyn], o·ver·ly·ing.
- to lie over or upon, as a covering or stratum.
- to smother (an infant) by lying on them, as in sleep.
overlie
/ ˌəʊvəˈlaɪ /
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Marls and limestones with fossils of an Eocene facies overlie the Cretaceous rocks on the Gabun.
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It also drains regions of the glacial drift and beds which overlie overturned Miocene strata, and are sometimes mixed with them.
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This was a satire upon shams, conventions, the disguises which overlie the most spiritual realities of the soul.
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Also a pair of elements which overlie the position of the external occipital joint.
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These overlie the bony scutes of armadillos and occur covering the tail in several groups of mammals, such as beavers and rats.
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